Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus in Tonic Solfa
Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus in Tonic Solfa to MORNING LIGHT: the solfa with the words, staff notation, the four verses, and a piano.
The solfa with the words
| s,Stand- | dup,--dstandmup-dfor- | dJe----l,sus!-dye- |
| s,sol--ddiers-rof-mthe- | rcross;-----s,Lift- |
| dhigh--dHismroy--dal- | dban----l,ner,-dit- |
| s,must-dnot-msuf--rfer- | dloss:-----s,From- |
| rvic---rt’rydun--rto- | mvic----mt’ry,-mHis- |
| far--mmy-l,shall-rHe- | dlead---t,_-s,Till- |
| dev---derymfoe-dis- | dvan----l,quished,-dand- |
| s,Christ-dis-mLord-rin-- | ddeed.----- |
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- Key
- Bb major
- Doh
- Bb
- Time
- 4/4
- Starts on
- s, (F)
- Range
- s, to f (F to E♭, a seventh)
- Tune
- MORNING LIGHT
- Words
- George Duffield Jr.
- Music
- George J. Webb
Tune MORNING LIGHT by George J. Webb (died undefined); words by George Duffield Jr. (1818–1888). Sources and licences.
The solfa line by line
The same solfa as plain text, a line of the hymn at a time, with the words of the first verse under it — easy to copy into your own notes or a message to the choir. To print it, download the solfa as a PDF.
Doh is Bb · 4/4
Staff notation
The melody on the treble staff in Bb major, with the first verse under the notes.
The staff is drawn here when you scroll to it.
The words
Stand up, stand up for Jesus! ye soldiers of the cross;
Lift high His royal banner, it must not suffer loss:
From vict’ry unto vict’ry, His army shall He lead,
Till every foe is vanquished, and Christ is Lord indeed.
Stand up, stand up for Jesus! The trumpet call obey:
Forth to the mighty conflict, in this His glorious day;
Ye that are men now serve Him against unnumbered foes;
Let courage rise with danger, and strength to strength oppose.
Stand up, stand up for Jesus! Stand in His strength alone,
The arm of flesh will fail you, ye dare not trust your own;
Put on the gospel armor, and watching unto prayer,
Where calls the voice of duty, be never wanting there.
Stand up, stand up for Jesus! the strife will not be long;
This day the noise of battle, the next the victor’s song;
To him that overcometh a crown of life shall be;
He with the King of glory shall reign eternally.
How to sing it from the solfa
- Find doh first. Play or hum Bb and sing d r m f s up from it, so the whole choir has the key in their ears before you start.
- Pitch the first note. The tune starts on s, (F), on the word “Stand”, as a pickup before the first full bar.
- Count the time. 4/4 means four crotchet beats in each bar. In the grid every cell is half a crotchet: a dash (–) holds the note before it, and _ is a rest.
- Know the notes. The tune uses d r m f s l t. A comma after a note (s,) is the octave below; an apostrophe (d') is the octave above.
New to solfa? Read how to read Tonic Solfa and how to find the doh of a song.
About the hymn
George Duffield Jr. wrote the words, first published in 1858. The tune, MORNING LIGHT, is by George J. Webb (1837).
- Words (1858): George Duffield Jr. (1818–1888)
- Music (1837): George J. Webb (died undefined)
Tune MORNING LIGHT by George J. Webb (died undefined); words by George Duffield Jr. (1818–1888).
Questions about Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus
What is the doh of Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus?
In this version, in Bb major, doh is Bb. If your choir sings it in another key, doh moves to the new key note and every solfa syllable stays the same — that is what movable doh means.
What note does Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus start on?
It starts on s, (F in Bb major), a pickup on the word “Stand” before the first full bar. Find doh first, then sing up or down to s,.
Is Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus in the public domain?
Yes. George Duffield Jr. died in 1888, George J. Webb died in undefined; the words were first published in 1858 and the music in 1837. Everyone named died before 1955 and both were published before 1929, so the hymn is out of copyright in the UK, the EU, the United States and Nigeria. Modern arrangements and translations can still be under copyright.